Rambo was in a dilemma now since he had to decide whether to keep his promise to his mother or continue to play the game with his friends which they started as he remembered that he also remembered that his friends were already out there and were in the danger since his parents had warned that if they went outside the clearing then they may face those horrible poachers and human beings who actually hunt the animals just for fun or they capture them to take into a zoo where they will be kept prisoners and the humans will come make fun of them and abuse them by throwing food at them and ask them to do all the rubbish things by humiliating them.
The stories which Rambo heard from his elders in his pack of lions were horrible so he got goosebumps just by imagining the scenarios. Since his friends were already out there so they were all in grave danger of being caught by those monsters who call themselves poachers and humans he thought: "No I cannot leave my friends out there alone. If those monsters who call themselves as humans catch them they will surely kill them or take them to be prisoners to be kept in a zoo where they will be horribly abused by those human kids. I have to save them."
Thinking about all kinds of horrible stuff Rambo was getting more and more worried about his friends since he was just a child and he had been told many stories by the older lions of his pack about the humans that how cruel humans could be and how they can torture him only to make sure that he keeps hidden whenever facing any humans.
However in the end he was a lion cub and had a heart of a brave lion but was still naive since he was also a kid so when he accepted the other animal kids as his friends he was ready to save them with all his heart and even he could give his life for them so he decisively went out of the clearing to start searching for his friends.
Friendship is something which is very precious especially the ones which are made during childhood because when you are a child our consciousness and the way of thinking is still in the process of development and if at that point of time we have friends then mostly those are the unique bonds we have for the rest of the life even if you are distanced from them or lost contact but if you meet your friends from childhood when you are old it definitely pulls a chord in your heart because that is a unique bonding which you have formed with them.
In this scenario though the friends which he made were all from different species but still he regarded all of them as his bestie and wanted to safeguard them which was reciprocated by the others as well.
With this Rambo finally crossed the boundary of the clearing to search for his friends which was strictly prohibited by his mother.
While on the other end all of Rambo's friends were hiding at the back of the big banyan tree under which the elder's of the jungle species had given several speeches that day and they were hiding and keeping an eye on Rambo himself to know about his position. Because in Hide and Seek it is always better to know the position of your seeker since in that way you will know if the seeker is coming towards you and you can hide yourself better.
Previously the Elder Giraffe had not given Rambo and wrong information deliberately. In fact the group of kids did go north at first but they came back in a roundabout way from outside the clearing and hid themselves behind the large banyan tree.
Makucha the Leopard kid said: "Don't make a fuss around here, stay still and keep quiet otherwise we will be discovered."
Jax the jungle cat said: "I am not making any sound and I am quite smaller than the others so no one will discover me."
Mutt the Hyena said: "So what if you are small you are still making noises and clearly you are not that stealthy. So try to follow me and see how I am not making any noises."
Mackel the Golden Jackal said: "I am also quite slim and lighter than you all. When I am walking I am not making any sounds."
Neo the Indian Gray Mongoose said: "What are you boasting about? I am lighter than you. Even if I step on a dry leave it will not make any sound."
Fuzzy the honey badger said: "Don't get too excited. I am also here and I can vouch for myself that I am much faster, lighter, braver and smarter than you all and even you Neo."
Neo said: "How are you better than me? Your body shape is very much like me and we are almost the same weight. Also our fighting style is the same since we rely on speed and reflex to attack."
While the two were arguing among themselves Ajax the Owl kid who was perched on the tree branch keeping an eye on Rambo the lion kid and the situation said in a hushed tone from above: "Stop arguing and keep your mouths shut all of you. If you keep babbling then surely we will be discovered."
Listening to the Owl who was one of the intelligent ones among them the group of kids quieted down then Makucha the Leopard asked: "Ajax what is the situation there. It's been quite long since Rambo has been searching for us."
Ajax the Owl said: "Yes he had been searching for us all this time and also asked the other animals here but could not get a clue and now it seems he is heading outside the clearing."
Mutt the hyena said: "Why is he going outside the clearing? Didn't we have an agreement not to go outside the boundary line of the clearing decided by all our elders? If he is doing this we should immediately stop him because we do not know if any of the humans are waiting out there to hunt or capture us. Believe me I am saying this from experience because we hyena's are very cunning still we are unable to hunt the sheep most of the time but if any of them comes out of their boundary or gets separated from their group we immediately attack and capture them. Humans are also very cunning so we should alert Rambo and bring him back before any misfortune falls on him."